4Canoes/Canoe Kids
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Suitable for: K-12
Brief Description: 4Canoes is a Canadian publication that celebrates authentic Indigenous voices, with each issue focusing on a distinct Indigenous culture. Publications include material suitable for all ages.
Vendor’s Description:
“4Canoes is focused on authentic Indigenous voices discussing Cultural Rights, Human Rights, Environmental Rights and Equity... We are privileged to have the opportunity to live among beautiful and vibrant cultures and we strive to bring an honest and authentic perspective from the First Peoples to our readership. 4Canoes is photojournalism-based with full colour pictures and illustrations accompanied by poetry, art, recipes, stories, and editorial content that showcase cultures whose time stretches through prior millennium but are also well anchored in the present... 4Canoes shares this journey so that the reader can experience and learn about these extraordinary Peoples and cultures first hand.”
Currently Available to Educators and Students:
Volume 1: The Ojibwe of Great Spirit Island
Volume 2: The Haida of HaidaGwaii
Volume 3: The Mi'kmaq of Newfoundland
Volume 4: The Yavapai... People of the Sun
Ordering Print Copies:
Educators & Librarians: Print versions from the vendor are available for purchase in the District Online Catalogue (DOC) from LRS. For more information on how to order, email lrs@surreyschools.ca